Bounds of Twyford in Norton-and-Lenchwick, Worcs. English

Archive:

Evesham

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Cotton Vespasian B. XXIV, f. 55v (s. xii/xiii; incomplete)
2. London, British Library, Harley 3763, ff. 70v-71r (s. xii)

Printed:

K, 1368; Hooke 1990, pp. 408-9

Comments:

Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 193, on burial feature in bounds; Reynolds 2002, pp. 176, 182, 194, on burial feature in bounds, with map; Grundy, Worcs., I, pp. 99-107; Grundy, Worcs., II, p. 130; PN Gloucs., i. 9, 16, 257, 263-5; Finberg, ECWM, no. 379 (p. 134); Hooke 1981, pp. 370-3; Hooke 1987, pp. 96-9, on detail of topography; Hooke 1990, pp. 408-17

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    • ærest of Twyforde su∂ward andlang Auene ∂ære ea swa ∂æt mynstre stonde∂ ofer Alne stream on Cronochomme, and swa andlang ea on ∂a mærdic Fledanbyrig gemære, andlang ∂ære dic swa upp on ∂a ecgge, and swa ˇurh ∂one graf be ∂an aldan swinhagan. ∂æt upp on Lencdune, swa andlang dune ∂æt cym∂ ∂ær Lencgemeru and Herefordtunes landgemæru togædere ligga∂ æt Wænnancumbe, ∂æt swa dun on ∂one fulan broc, andlang broces on ∂æt lytle sic, andlang sices on Auene, upp andlang Auene ∂æt on blacan pol, of ∂am poole up on ∂a ecgge, on piceres homm, of piceres homme swa on ∂æt lytle sceard ∂æt is on burhhlinceas, of ∂am hlincean on Bugghilde stræte, ∂anon on ˇegna dene, on stanihtan hyll, of ∂am hylle on cyricstige, of cyricstige on ∂a blacan ˇyrnan on easthalfan lytel, of ∂ære ˇyrnan on ∂one blacan pytt, andlang furena on mær∂yrnan, ∂anon on mærdic, of mærdic on ∂a wæterswylian, of ∂ære swylian on mær∂orn, of ∂am ˇorne on ∂a lytlan grenan dic, of ∂are dic on Hunigburnan, swa andlang streames on ∂am stanihtan ford, eft on Bugghilde stre, of ∂ære stret westward on ælfstanes byriels, of ∂am byrielse andlang sices on bunewyr∂e, of bunewyr∂e on Hunigburnan, of Hunigburnan on mæredic. Of mæredic on Baggenbeorge. Of Baggenbeorge eft on mæredic. Of mæredic on Wynburnan. Of Wynburnan onlong heafde on ∂am beadan ˇorn. Of ∂am ˇorne on wudanhomme. Of wudamhomme on pol∂orne. Of pol∂orne on Fugelmære. Of Fugelmære on mærebroc. Onlong broces on ∂a blacan ˇyrne. Of ∂ere ˇyrne onlong broces on burhwyllen. Of burwylle on burwealles. Onlong wealles eft on ˇeoua dene. Of ˇeoua dene on Eadelming garan. Of Ealdelming garan bi Buggild strete ∂e men nonesmonneslond nemme∂. ∂onen onlong weige west to ∂e beorges. Of ∂en beorges on pycrestan. Of pycrestane onlong walles on Cadanmynster. Of Cadanmynstre on blacan pytt. Of ∂am pytte onlong ri∂ies on wyllersege. Of wylleresegge on sandbroc. Of sandbroc onlong furena on hegwege. Of hegewege on nor∂om. Of nor∂omme on bordri∂ig. ∂anon on brer∂yrnan. Of ∂ere ˇyrna on hecanige. Of hecanige on Bedeswyllan. Of ∂e wyllen innan ∂a lytlam ˇyrnan on westhalue piccedeshoo. Of ∂ere ˇyrnan on mær∂orn. Of mær∂orne on Weremundes lawe, onlong furena on Weremodes lawe. ∂onan on Egsanmore on ∂e grendic. Of ∂ere dic on bradan mere. Of bradan mære on ∂one lytle grene bearh. ∂onan onlong heafde upon langendune. Swa on ∂a ealda foxhole. Of ∂ane hole onlong hricgweges on ∂a æ∂enan byrielse, on Ealhmunding wege. Of ∂am wege eft ongean æfter dune ∂æt it cym∂ upp on ∂one cnolle. So æfter furlange ∂æt it cym∂ on ∂a fyrdstræt. Swa æfter stræte ∂at hyt cym∂ on potingdun. ∂anon on ˇrittig æcera. Of ∂am ˇrittig æcera on ricwege. Of ricwege on ∂a ealdan dic. Onlong dices ∂æt on Esigburnan. Of Esigburnan upp to ∂ere ealdan dic. Of ∂ere dic on Wylihtmede. Of ∂er mæde on mærebroc. Onlong broces on domnipol. Of ∂e pole on Ellesbeorh. Of ∂am beorohge on merwyllan. Of merwylle ∂æt hyt cym∂ eft on geriht on Auene.